Chapter 869 Forbid Xiao Li to Touch the Supermodel

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However, although Helena Christensen is a first-line supermodel of Victoria's Secret, it is not enough to cause a commotion in the media and fans on the red carpet of the premiere of "Prison in the Air". wW.w.fafaXS·n.ETfax-on:fax-on:novel.net

The reason for this is mainly because, with Helena Christensen on the red carpet, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

After "Titanic", Xiao Lizi immediately rose from the original literary café Xiao Xianrou to a Hollywood super A-level superstar. Looking at the scene in front of you, it is obvious that Xiao Lizi, who has soared into the sky, has begun to evolve into a supermodel bulldozer impatiently. .

Seeing Xiao Lizi and Helena Christensen walking towards this side arm in arm after taking the photo, Eric immediately felt bad.

There are thousands of blonde and long-legged models in the circle. If Xiao Lizi interacts with other models, Eric can't control it, but when it comes to Victoria's Secret Angels, it won't work. It took a year to create this group of beautiful babies by himself. Although Eric would not regard them as his ban, but as a man, he was subconsciously resistant to the flowers he planted being picked by others. The people who pick the flowers are named Xiaolizi, which is even worse.

Although Xiao Lizi is only in contact with Helena Christensen at the moment, this guy will obviously not stop there, and will definitely bow to other Victoria's Secret angels.

Of course, now that he has seen it, this kind of thing will obviously not happen again.

The two walked here, and when they saw Eric, Helena Christensen came over immediately with joy, opened up and hugged Eric intimately, and said, "Oh, Eric, I'm so happy tonight. can see you."

Eric hugged the girl and said with a smile, "You are also beautiful tonight."

"Thank you," Helena Christensen nodded and greeted Drew, Bruckheimer, and Simon West warmly.

It is estimated that Xiao Lizi was also very upset when he saw his girlfriend walk away from him without hesitation. Although he also walked over to greet Eric and the others, his expression was obviously a lot more perfunctory.

Under normal circumstances, Hollywood super A-level stars, such as Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, etc., are basically the objects that the studio executives vigorously recruit and win over, and Xiao Lizi is faint at this time. Arrogance is probably the result of being coaxed by the top executives of major studios recently.

Firefly has not been accustomed to any Hollywood superstar since its inception, and obviously will not be in the future.

Shaking hands with Xiao Lizi, Eric said to Helena Christensen, "Come and find me at the party later, I have something to talk to you about."

Eric's voice was not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly. Bruckheimer and Simon West had different expressions. The girl was still holding Eric's arm with a smile. The dissatisfaction on Xiao Lizi's face was even more obvious. some.

Helena Christensen was stunned, glanced at Xiao Lizi, and nodded obediently.

After Eric said this, he was about to walk into the theater.

After a lively red carpet ceremony, the premiere officially began.

In the screening hall, since he had seen the demo more than once before, neither Eric nor Jerry Bruckheimer sitting next to him had their minds on the screen, watching the picture of Cage fighting wits with a group of prisoners. , Bruckheimer leaned closer and asked, "Eric, how much global box office do you think this film can get?"

"Didn't you read the box office forecast report of the distribution department?" Eric smiled: "I have the same opinion as them, more than 100 million US dollars in North America and 300 million in the world."

Bruckheimer said: "I just think, after "Titanic", it should be able to be higher, right?"

"Jerry, 'Titanic' was a complete accident, and I dare say that a movie that tries to replicate the miracle of 'Titanic' basically doesn't turn out well.

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Bruckheimer shook his head and said: "Hey, you are too absolute, can't you do it yourself?"

Eric smiled and said: "I can't either. In fact, you are the same. We can only be regarded as film businessmen now. We can basically guarantee the commercial success of the film we make, but creating a box office miracle like Jim does not Very likely, because we have so many things to think about, budget, cost, marketing, etc., but Jim will only think about the movie simply, without worrying about other things, so he can focus on making a movie masterpiece."

Bruckheimer nodded thoughtfully.

Drew, who was sitting on the other side of Eric, leaned over and asked, "Then, Eric, how much box office do you think "The Lion King 2" from Paramount's side can get?"

Eric shook his head and said, "I really don't know that, but "The Lion King 2" is not without its disadvantages."

The girl smiled and said, "Are you talking about marketing?"

"It's also an important factor, but there's another point."

The girl tilted her head and started to get stuck.

Bruckheimer smiled and said: "I think it should be the cost, right?"

Eric nodded with a smile: "Well, the salary contracts signed by Paramount and the hand-painted animators have basically doubled, and the production cycle of "The Lion King 2" is longer than last year's "Pocahontas" After nearly a year, although Paramount has not announced the production budget of "The Lion King 2", according to our speculation, the production cost of this animated film should be around 120 million US dollars. In comparison, our "Finding Nemo" The production cost is only 90 million yuan. The production cost of "Ice Age" by Blue Sky Studio is even lower, only 59 million yuan, which is less than half of "The Lion King 2". Therefore, "The Lion King 2" needs to recover about 360 million US dollars worldwide. In order to achieve a balance of payments, the box office of "Finding Nemo" is 270 million, and the return of "Ice Age" is only 170 million."

The girl thought for a while and said, "The first movie of The Lion King has a global box office of more than 900 million US dollars, and the sequel has reached 360 million US dollars. It shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"Of course it's not difficult, even if we are jointly blocked in marketing, with the influence of the first animated film, Paramount can still make a lot of money," Eric nodded, Dao: "But don't forget that Viacom bought Disney's hand-drawn animation department and spent $2.5 billion. Even if each animated film of Paramount Animation is operated through omni-channel, it can be used for Paramount Animation. Meng earns more than 300 million US dollars in net profit, but if they want to recover this part of the cost, they also need to make seven or eight animated films. What's more, I don't think that with the rise of 3D animation across the board, 2D animation will be on the rise in the next few years. Animation can also maintain its current popularity."

Just like the original Blockbuster chain store, the animation studio that Eric sold to Viacom was destined to be a loser. Even, due to the recent marketing ban of "The Lion King 2" by Firefly and News Corp., Viacom has already spread the news that it intends to acquire bs, which is obviously another super pit. Compared with Murdoch, Redstone's business vision is really too bad.

After the premiere, after the press conference, most of the guests who attended the premiere turned to a nearby hotel for the premiere party.

Just as Eric walked into the party hall with the girl, he was stopped by Cage and Bridget Fonda.

As a son of a veteran Hollywood family, Eric thinks that the two are really a good match. The tacit understanding between the two was very obvious in the original "Ghost Love". In recent years, Cage has not married his ex-wife Patricia Arquette, but although he and Bridget Fonda have always maintained a very good friend relationship, it seems that they have not developed into a couple at all. the meaning of.

Occasionally encountered over the years, Eric also likes to tease them about this.

I found a place in the banquet hall and just sat down. Before Eric said anything, Cage couldn't wait to say: "Eric, hasn't Firefly already started the "Iron Man" project, why didn't I receive it? information?"

Eric took the red wine handed over by the girl with a smile and said, "What news do you want?"

Cage straightened his body and said, "Don't you think that I am very suitable to play Tony Stark, I have always been a diehard fan of the "Iron Man" comics. Hey, Eric, as long as you are willing to Give me this role, the salary can still be negotiated, I have also heard about the plan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I am willing to sign a long-term contract."

Eric ignored Cage's words immediately, but looked at Bridget Fonda: "So, Bridget, are you also planning to play Pepper?"

"Hehe, yeah, I'm quite interested in this role," Bridget Fonda said with a smile.

"Hey, that's just right, you guys have done the wedding tomorrow, and we'll sign the contract next."

Brigitte Fonda retorted with a dissatisfied smile: "Eric, you are messing around with other people again. Nick and I have always been just good friends."

"Yeah, man, can you be serious?"

"Okay okay," Eric raised his hand and said to Cage: "Nick, this is not an easy thing. If you are very suitable for this role, I will definitely not hesitate. But seriously , you're more suited to play, um, that kind of wandering prodigal son. But I want Tony Stark to be a playboy, a little crazy, a little neurotic, and even, a little bit of an asshole."

Eric's voice fell, and the girl who was tired of beside him immediately started to 'make up the knife' with a smile: "Hey, just like Eric."

Since the news that Marvel executives want Eric to play Iron Man in person reached Drew's ears, the girl has been very enthusiastic about this matter, and even plans to play the role of Pepper, and then let Sister Natasha play the role of Black Widow , the original words are that you don't even need to change the name, you can also derive some cloned straight lines or something.

Eric's evaluation is that the idea is good, but it is too messy.

However, Cage and Bridget Fonda in front of them obviously did not take the girl's words as a pure joke, but looked at Eric in amazement and asked, "Really?"

"Fake," Eric pinched on the girl's white and tender face, and said, "It's just that they are just messing around."

Brigitte Fonda still swept Eric's body smartly, and said with a smile, "Eric, I suddenly feel that you are really suitable."

"Of course, I think so too," Eric laughed. "But it's not realistic to implement. Well, let's go back to the movie, Nick, besides Iron Man, you must also like other comics, right?"

"Yeah, a lot, you know, my stage name is based on the superhero character Luke Cage."

Eric nodded and said: "In this way, the role of Iron Man is definitely not available to you, but I think you must be very interested in another role, but it is unlikely to start filming in recent years, you may have to wait for a long time. "

Although Cage was a little disappointed, he still asked, "Oh, what?"

Eric smiled and said a name: "Ghost Rider."

In the original time and space, Cage starred in two consecutive "Ghost Rider" movies, but it was not too successful, which undoubtedly showed his love for this comic series.

However, the character of Ghost Rider is also very popular in the Marvel superhero sequence. As long as it is re-planned, under the blessing of the popularity of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, the possibility of success in the future is still very high.

Unsurprisingly, Cage was really interested again, saying: "Wow, of course I'm very interested in this, no no, I should say, I'm more interested in this role than Tony Stark, Eric, Didn't Firefly have already started "Spider-Man" and "Iron Man" at the same time, why can't they also start shooting "Ghost Rider" at the same time, yes, I am also willing to sign a long-term contract."

"Because the Marvel movie production plan is done in phases, the series will be scheduled for the second phase, which is about ten years away."

In Eric's plan, the first stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is mainly placed on the Earth plane, and the subject matter is also more inclined to science fiction series such as Iron Man, Captain America, and the Hulk. But since the second phase, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has begun to lean more towards fantasy and cosmic themes. At that time, the series of Ghost Rider and Doctor Strange on the Earth plane will also be put on the big screen, as well as the series of the Guardians of the Galaxy and Infinite Guardians with the theme of the universe.

Ten years is obviously a long time.

Cage obviously didn't have the patience for that long, and chatted with Eric for a while, hoping that he could change some plans a little bit. Naturally, he couldn't get a response, so he had to leave in disappointment, but Bridget Fonda wanted to play the image of Little Pepper. , Eric solemnly said that he would consider it carefully.

After Cage and Bridget Fonda left, another tall red figure came over. (To be continued.)